This image released by CBS shows, from left, Simon Helberg, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons in a scene from "The Big Bang Theory." CBS says it's renewing its hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory" for three more years. This extraordinary deal would carry TV's most-watched sitcom through the 2016-2017 season, the series’ tenth on the air. "The Big Bang Theory" premiered in September 2007, and has been a ratings smash for virtually its entire run. This season it has averaged nearly 20 million viewers each week. (AP Photo/CBS, Michael Yarish)

Just seven days before the May sweeps, WINK launched a 6:30 p.m. newscast on WXCW. Preliminary numbers for the 6 p.m. hour not only show an increase over "Modern Family" repeats — which previously occupied the time slot — but also have the station besting Fox 4's established 6 p.m. news.